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Introduction & Methodology With the 2016 NFL draft now just weeks away, now is a good time to rank our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers‘ previous draft classes. The rating of NFL draft classes will, of course, always have a subjective element to it. However, I have attempted to create the most…

In an effort to thoroughly breakdown Clemson cornerback Mackensie Alexander, I have now gone through all of his 2014 games and pulled out all of the times he was targeted during the 2014 season and complied them in one video that you can view below. Additionally, I have a breakdown…

Due to the way they played defense all season, none of us should be shocked that the Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl this year. As far as defensive stats go, while the Broncos did lead the league this past regular season in sacks, they also led in a much…

While it’s obvious that NFL teams need solid quarterback play in order to compete for a championship year in and year out, the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers both proved this year that a solid defense is also vital. While many of you may scoff at the Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt that I track…

Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 season has ended, we can now take a look at the final snap totals for the entire year and you will see those in the table below. Offensively for the Steelers, guards David DeCastro and Ramon Foster were both iron men this past season…

The Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 season came to an end Sunday as they lost to the Denver Broncos in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The snap counts from that game have now been compiled and while there aren’t many surprises included in them, there are a few totals worth pointing…

The Pittsburgh Steelers figure to be handicapped Sunday at the quarterback position against the Denver Broncos being as Ben Roethlisberger is currently battling a right shoulder injury. Even if Roethlisberger plays in the game, he might have problems throwing the football down the field. The Broncos, however, might be handicapped…

The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced in the playoffs Saturday night with an 18-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The snap counts from that game have now been compiled and while there aren’t many surprises included in them, there are a few totals worth pointing out. As expected running back Fitzgerald Toussaint received…

With Saturday night’s AFC Wild Card game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals looking as if it will be played in rainy weather, now is the perfect time to re-post the career bad weather stats of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Strangely enough, the last time I posted these stats was just…

While Pittsburgh Steelers center Cody Wallace certainly filled in admirably this season for injured starter Maurkice Pouncey, he certainly had his issues over the course of the year and especially when it comes to penalties. In total, Wallace was flagged 13 times this season and that’s the most penalties for…

With the 2015 NFL regular season now completed I have finally compiled the year-end adjusted net yards per passing attempt differential stats for all 32 teams. The Cincinnati Bengals ended the regular season with the best differential number with the Carolina Panthers finishing in second place. As you can see,…

In case you missed it, the Pittsburgh Steelers slightly altered their cornerback rotation this past Sunday in their Week 17 win over the Cleveland Browns. According to our game charting, Steelers fans witnessed something that hasn’t happened all season as cornerback Brandon Boykin played ever sub package snap against the…

There seems to be narrative floating around about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger that centers around him not only throwing deep too often on third and short, but also that he’s inaccurate when doing so. So, let’s have a look at that based on what has happened so far this…

The initial snap counts from the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday win over the Cleveland Browns are now in and there are a few things worth noting in the numbers. Running back Fitzgerald Toussaint played a career-high 33 snaps against the Browns after being forced into the game replace injured starter DeAngelo Williams. Wide…

If there were ever a year to point out that shows the effectiveness of the adjusted net yards per passing attempt differential stat to warrant using it as a power ranking, this was the year. As you can see by the updated ANY/A stats below, 8 of the top 9…